Mr Trump wants to allocate USD276 million for this State Department-administered effort in Kenya, compared to USD441 million the US spent in 2018. While the new budget plan does signal the low priority the Trump team assigns to Africa, there is virtually no chance that it will actually be implemented. Assistance for Kenya, specifically, will likely be returned to previous levels once Congress approves its own US budget for 2020. The outcome this year may prove even more unfavourable to the White House now that the Democratic Party is in charge of the House. MILITARYMr Trump's overall budget plan puts heavy emphasis on military might while spending relatively little on diplomacy.

Source: Daily Nation March 13, 2019 07:25 UTC